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SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones)--U.S. video game industry sales fell in September, painting a potentially grim picture for the crucial holiday shopping season.

U.S. sales throughout for video game software, hardware and accessories fell to about $1.2 billion, a drop of 8% from roughly $1.32 billion in the same month a year earlier, according to market research firm NPD Group. Analyst Anita Frazier ...

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